Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the purchase of backup generation service with Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) for a standby generator. MGE and Madison Water Utility have entered into similar lease agreements for standby electric generators which are subject to Public Service Commission oversight. Operating costs for generators are variable and monthly based on energy usage and fuel costs. Funding is available in the Water Utility's 2026 Adopted Operating Budget. No additional appropriation is required.
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Authorizing electric service agreements for the purchase of backup generation service with Madison Gas & Electric Company, including the installation of a standby generator, on Madison Water Utility facility sites
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WHEREAS, Madison Gas & Electric Company (MGE) and Madison Water Utility (MWU) have entered into electric service agreements that provide MGE-owned standby electric generators at various MWU facilities, a program which is subject to Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) oversight through MGE’s Backup Generation Service (BGS) tariff; AND,
WHEREAS, MGE has another standby generator available to MWU for backup power and additional reliability, and future generators may also be offered by MGE under the BGS tariff for similar purposes; AND,
WHEREAS, standby generators at MWU facilities offer improved system reliability; AND,
WHEREAS, these electric service agreements result in reduced costs for MWU compared to the costs that MWU would otherwise need to account for to outright own, operate, and maintain their own generator at any given facility.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Madison Water Utility (MWU) General Manager is authorized to enter into electric service agreements for the purchase of backup generation service with MGE, including the installation of standby generators, at MWU facilities, in a format as required by the PSC and as approved by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the facility sites subj...
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